Category: IT Support

RFI vs RFQ vs RFP

In Vendor Management, we come across these terms.

  • RFI – Request For Information
  • RFQ – Request For Quotation
  • RFP – Request For Proposal

But most of us find bit confusing. So, lets see the differences among those 3 terms. Following the Table, you may also find a nice video.

Type of Vendor Request Request for information Request for quotation Request for proposal
Purpose Looking for information or  not sure what solution might solve the problem You know exactly what you want and why, but need to explore financials When you’re ready and  evaluate many factors before making a choice
Questions Questions designed to educate and inform Questions about what it will cost to meet the requirements Specific, detailed questions about the service
Format Casual, asking for help Structured and prescriptive Formal and direct
Benefits Help inform next steps to meet business needs Allows buyers to focus on price Provides a clear comparison of vendor offers and capabilities

IIS Default Web site not working – Others work

On Windows systems there are tmes where the Default web site is not browing (even not starting), but rest of the sites are working fine.

When you try to start the Default web site, you may end up with an error code: (Exception from HRESULT:0x800704BE)

This is due to incorrect configuration of the localhost listener under the TCP/IP stack.

So to fix the issue, you simply have to follow the below steps;

Step 01 – Get current listener IP

netsh http show iplisten

If the above value is a NULL value, you may add the localhost and the required IP addresses accordinly. If a wrong IP address is showing, you may delete the value as below.

Step 02 – Deleting the in correct IP

netsh http delete iplisten ipaddress=IP ADDRESS

Step 03 – Adding the localhost and related IP addresses

netsh http add iplisten 127.0.0.1

Step 04 – Adding all the IPs to IP listener

netsh http add iplisten ipaddress=0.0.0.0

Step 05 – Restarting the IIS service